† tod's bairnn.Obsolete an unruly or destructive person; cf. tod's birdn.With allusion to the proverb the tod's bairns are ill to tame: see quot. 1721 at Phrases 1.
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1829 J. HoggShepherd's Cal. II. i. 24 The Tod's bairns maun gang now, lads—I'm saying, the Tod's bairns maun gang now.